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These Black Soldiers Fought for America. It Didn’t Protect Them From Jim Crow.

SHAMEFUL

The Black soldiers of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion had a critical role to play in WWII—but before they deployed, they faced violence in the Jim Crow South.

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